Stuart M. Butler is a senior fellow in Economic Studies at Brookings. Prior to joining Brookings, Butler spent 35 years at The Heritage Foundation, as Director of the Center for Policy Innovation and earlier as Vice-President for Domestic and Economic Policy Studies. He is a member of the editorial board of Health Affairs, an advisory board member of the National Academy of Medicine’s Culture of Health Program, and a board member of Mary’s Center, a group of community health clinics. Most recently, he has played a prominent role in the debate over healthcare reform and addressing social determinants of health. He has also been working on a wide range of audiences, including the future of higher education, economic mobility, budget process reform and federal entitlement reform.